Summary
The manhwa world boasts an array of genres and subgenres that appeal wildly to a broad audience, and one ofits standouts is the comedy genre. Comedy manhwa escapes readers into the delightful world of humor, wit, and just plain sarcastic situations. Usually, it is never a central theme as it is mainly layered with other primary genres to create an evenly-matched story filled with humor and purpose.
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From witty wordplay to slapstick antics, these comedy manhwa combine visual humor and witty storytelling to create a funny and entertaining reading experience. In a world where the heavy hitters of the manhwa industry are based on much darker themes and tropes, comedy manhwa are more or less a relaxing and lighthearted break from the usual. Given the current context, here are some of the genre’s finest.
10New Lily Apartment
New Lily Apartmentisa relatively short romantic comedy, and the story revolves around six girls who, by either fate or pure coincidence, live together in a small apartment in the city of Shanghai. All are unrelated to each other, and all have different personalities and nationalities.
Despite their apparent differences, these six girls form a loving and unshakeable bond that ensures they’re always there for each other. The story explores the daily lives of all six as they navigate their personal lives in conjunction with living with each other, and it does so in a lighthearted and romantic light, which prepares readers for a heartwarming experience.
9Transfer Student Storm Bringer
Transfer Student Storm Bringeris a manhwa that tells a tale of contrasts through a blend of humor, school life, andthe typical high schoolteenager with appropriate doses of fights. The story follows its protagonist, Ju Ingong, who seems to know how to terrify his classmates due to his scary face and has done so in every school he has transferred to.
Despite everyone thinking he is terrifying due to his frightening face, the truth could not have been further away. Ironically, a coward lies beneath his scary face, but will anyone other than Ju Ingong know of this?: An ironic question that remains unanswered.
8Yongi Sanda
Yongi Sandatakes unconventional to a comical level in this slice-of-life fantasy manhwa. Having a strange neighbor seems weird enough, but having a dragon for a neighbor takes it up a notch.
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The story follows the central character, Woo-Hyuk Choi, whose neighbor is a dragon, a fantasy novelist, and an all-around scatterbrain. The manhwaexplores the journey of friendshipbetween Woo-Hyuk Choi and his unorthodox dragon friend, the unconventionality of their relationship, and the chaotic activities they engage in, all through a lens of humor and comedy.
7Orange Marmalade
Orange Marmaladetakes place in a fictional world where humans and vampires live together as vampires have evolved to no longer need to feed on humans. The series examines the odd romantical tale of a vampire girl and a human boy doused in humor and lightheartedness. The story focuses on Ma Ri Baek,a female vampire tryingto adjust and involve herself with society.
Now that humans and vampires can coexist, vampires are still discriminated against and dissociated from out of fear by humans. Ma Ri Baek takes a rather left turn when she falls in love with a human boy from her school. What unfolds is a tale of romantical silliness and relaxing humor told from the perspective of Ma Ri Baek.
6Greatest Estate Developer
The Greatest Estate Developeris an Isekai manhwa shaded with all shades of humor across a fantasy world infused with magic. The revolves around casual engineering student Suho Kim, whose life takes an unexpected turn when he is transmigrated into a fantasy world as Lloyd Frontera.
Now, with a sudden new life filled with huge debts, Lloyd decides to use the engineering skills of his past life. Helped by a giant hamster, a Knight, and magic from his new world, Lloyd will use his skills and inventions to clear off his family’s debt and turn around his fortunes.
5Cheese In The Trap
Cheese In The Trapexplores college romance in quite a cheesy manner. College life is hitting Hong Sul, the story’s protagonist, pretty hard. Hong Sul is a hardworking overachiever, but her way of being has somehow gotten on the wrong side of the school’s perfect senior, Yoo Jung.
Due to these issues, Hong Sul has to take a year’s break from school. The gap is over, and she’s back to school, but something isn’t right: Yoo Jung wants to be her friend. What transpires afterward is a seamless blend of humor, mystery, and romance from a relatively young perspective.
4Familyman
Familymanexplores superheroism anddaily familial strugglesfrom a comedic and lighthearted perspective. The manhwa revolves around Gang-Ho, who has lived a rather rugged life as a father and husband, having to work as a factory worker. His life drastically changes when a fire outbreak at the factory where he works injures Gang-Ho.
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Left without a job and a heavily scarred face from the fire, Gang-Ho is disturbed by what his daughter now thinks of him. Gang-Ho presents a rather peculiar idea of becoming a real-life superhero: Guru Man. With his new superhero persona, whether Gang-Ho can take care and look after his family remains to be seen.
3Salty Studio
Salty Studiomakes light of the daily frustrations of a young person trying to follow his dreams and passion in a relatively positive, lighthearted manner. The story centers on Togeun, a young man tired of his current living dynamics.
Frustrated at continuing to work for his repressive father, Togeun stops working and leaves his family’s home. He then decides to pursue his dream of becoming an illustrator with the help of the renowned illustrator Sonagi. Will he be able to achieve his goals?: A question that will only be answered through the story’s progression.
2The Gamer
The Gamerbrings the concept of games to a literal level where reality is game-like for the protagonist, Han Jee-Han. Han Jee-Han is just a high school student like every other teenager but loves games. Due to his love for games, Han Jee-Han suddenly discovers he has gotten a strange power.
His reality is suddenly an RPG game, or so it seems, and he can see stats above random people’s heads. His reality has become a game, and he must now find a way to live normally with his newfound power. The series balances out its action-dominant tropes with heavy bouts of humor and playful sarcasm.
1K2: Kill Me, Kiss me
This manhwa explores the wackiness of adolescent feelings between high schoolers and the lengths to which such feelings may extend, but all within a hearty and funny context. The story follows Tae Yeon Im, the female protagonist, who discovers that her long-adored idol crush now attends the same school as her cousin, Jung Woo. Tae Yeon manages toconvince her cousin to switch placeswith her so she can get closer to her crush, and he can attend her school and revel in its sea of girls.
The carefully thought-out plan seems flawless until it isn’t when Tae Yeon learns that Jung Woo is the usual target of Go-Wun Kim, a bully. On the other hand, Jung Woo soon realizes that he may not be as thrilled to be a woman as he once thought. The story takes an even funnier and wacky turn when the pair switch back to their original lives, giving readers a relatively wholesome reading experience.
